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Close to 1,500 Liberty Utilities customers lose power

KY3 · last updated

HERMITAGE, Mo. (KY3) — An equipment malfunction has left nearly 1,500 Liberty Utilities customers without power.

A spokesperson tells KY3 News, the issue is with a substation, and is impacting approximately 1,460 customers in and around Hermitage, Preston, Urbana, and Wheatland.

She said crews have arrived on the scene to begin repairs, and additional crews are on the way to assist. Due to the extent and location of the damage, the restoration is expected to take several hours.

The Liberty Utilities outage map estimates power could be out until three am.

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